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Signposts for Australian Agriculture – Review of social components of the framework

Signposts for Australian Agriculture is a project coordinated by the National Land and Water Resources Audit, with initial funding from the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry. Recognising the importance of this initiative, the Bureau of Rural Sciences has allocated its own funding to support Signposts. The 2005-06 funding includes provision to carry out a review of the social components of the Signposts for Australian Agriculture Framework. This review follows on from a review carried out (more)...

Impacts of Plantation Age, Fire and Disturbance on Catchment Yield

The problem of sustainable water resource management is a key issue confronting Australia in the 21st century. Increasing demand through increased population size, declining rainfall across parts of temperate Australia and consequently an increasing need to allocate water to maintain ecosystem health and ecosystem service provision are the dominant threats to the maintenance of an adequate supply of water to urban, peri-urban and rural communities.

Landscape thresholds for the conservation of biodiversity in rural environments

The maintenance of ecological processes and the effective conservation of plants and animals in agricultural landscapes depend on a sound understanding of how natural systems respond to human land-use at the landscape scale. In this study we examined the

How much habitat is enough?

Native animals are a distinctive part of the heritage of rural Australia. A sustainable environment is one in which the sights and sounds of Australia’s extraordinary wildlife will continue to be present and add to the quality of life for generations to

Revitalising Rural Research and Development in Australia - the story so far

Partnering with rural industries for sustainable production

LWA Involvement in National Research and Development on Remnant Vegetation in the Rural Landscape

Economics of remnant native vegetation on private property.

Waterwheel Newsletter 16

Improving Productivity and Sustainability in Irrigation

Projects featured in this booklet highlight the diversity of the research commissioned by the National Program for Sustainable Irrigation and the practical outcomes they offer for irrigation sustainability and productivity.